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'''Masilamaninathar temple, Tharangambadi''',<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:தரங்கம்பாடி மாசிலாமணிநாதர் கோயில்]] </ref> also known as Alappur is a [[Shiva|Siva]] temple in [[Tharangambadi]] in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] (India). It is situated at a distance of 8 km from Tirukkadayur.<ref name="tnhrce">திருக்கோயில்கள் வழிகாட்டி, நாகப்பட்டினம் மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு அரசு இந்து சமய அறநிலையத்துறை, 2014</ref><br />
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The temple is situated 300m north to the famous Danish fort [[Fort Dansborg|Dansborg]]. This is one of the few shore temples in India.<br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam|Vaippu Sthalams]] sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]]s [[Appar]] and [[Sundarar]].<ref name="bmj"> பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009 </ref> <br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity is known as Masilamaninathar, Masilamanisvarar and Masilanathar. His consort is known as Akilandesvari.<ref name="bmj"/> <br />
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===The earlier temple===<br />
The earlier temple was very near to the sea. The waves of the sea touch the temple. In the kosta of the old temples Dakshinamurthi and Lingotpavar are found. There is also a shrine for Vinayaka. In front of the sanctum sanctorum, which is closed, nandhi and bali peeta are found.<br />
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===The present temple===<br />
Just in front of the old temple, the present temple, is found now. The [[Kumbhabhishekham]] of this temple was held on 1 September 2013. In the sanctum sanctorum the presiding deity is found. In front of the presiding deity Nandhi and balipeeta are found. At the left side of the shrine, the shrine of the goddess is found. In the kosta [[Dakshinamurthy]], Lingotpava and [[Brahma]] are found. In the prakara shrines of [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]], [[Kartikeya|Subramania]] with his consorts [[Valli]] and [[Devasena|Deivanai]], Balamuruga, Akilandesvari and [[Lakshmi|Gajalakshmi]] are found, followed by Chandikeswara and [[Navagraha]] shrine. Next to them Chandra, [[Surya]] and [[Bhairava|Bairava]] are found.<br />
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===Inscriptions===<br />
In inscriptions the names of Kulasekarapatnam and Sadakanbadi are found.<ref name="tnhrce"/><br />
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== History ==<br />
Masilamani Nathar Temple is more than 700 year old monument. This temple was built by the Pandiya King [[Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I|Maravarman Kulasekara Pandiyan I]] in the year 1306. The temple's architecture is a conglomeration of Tamil and Chinese Architecture, in an attempt to attract Chinese merchants and visitors who were visiting India in those days.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/moovar-thevara-vaippu-thalangal மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், aLappUr, Sl.No.14 of 139 temples]<br />
* [http://www.shivatemples.com/vt/vtlist1.php Shiva Temples, தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், அளப்பூர், Sl.No.10 of 133 temples, page1]<br />
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==Old Temple==<br />
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File: Masilamaninathar temple1.jpg|View from the sea <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple2.jpg|Nandhi in front of temple <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple3.jpg|Vimana <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple4.jpg|Other shrines <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple5.jpg|View from the sea <br />
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==New Temple==<br />
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File: Masilamaninathar temple10.jpg|Entrance <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple6.jpg|Front mandapa <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple7.jpg|Nandhi in front of presiding deity <br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple8.jpg|Vimana of the presiding deity<br />
File: Masilamaninathar temple9.jpg|Vimana of the goddess <br />
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